TOMAGO based Ampcontrol has signed on to support the Newcastle Jets as a Major Sponsor for the upcoming 2022/23 Isuzu UTE A-League season, signalling the second year of partnership between the two Hunter-based organisations. As Australia’s largest privately-owned electrical engineering…
THOUSANDS of children and parents will return to Hunter beaches as Nippers gets underway. Nippers is run across the thirteen Hunter SLS clubs from Catherine Hill Bay to Tea Garden Hawks Nest. Thanks to support from Newcastle Permanent, the iconic…
COFFS Coast teams take on a number of clubs from outside the region as part of their winter competitions. Here are the best clubs from outside the Coffs Coast who took on our teams during the past winter sporting season.…
MYALL Masters swimmer Chris Lock has been recognised in the NSW Parliament. Chris is 80 years young and a dedicated community member, volunteering in several community groups and organisations, but is best known for his swimming successes. Recently Chris represented…
NORTHERN NSW Football has launched its Women in Football Scholarship Program to help break down barriers to female participation and increase representation of women and girls in football. The scholarship program, part of the NSW Football Legacy Program, will upskill…
PORT Stephens surfer Eden Hasson is among the junior surfers chosen to participate in the Junior High Performance Program (JHPP). The team, selected from their results at the State Junior and Grommet Titles, provides NSW’s top junior surfers with the…
THE Thompson Trophy is Nelson Bay Croquet Club’s intra-club Golf Croquet Singles competition. Since 2016, the competition has been played in separate grades based on handicap: A Grade (handicaps -6 to 4), B Grade (5 to 8) and C Grade…
WINTER is often the time for some of the best catches around the port and members of the West Diggers Nelson Bay Fishing Club have been getting in the thick of it, with snapper and a 4.6-kilogram grouper among recent…
NSW’s best junior surfers went head to head in the 2022 Woolworths State Junior Surfing Titles at Sandon Point last week. The six day event was full of surprises with two huge wins for Hunter region surfers in the…
MEMBER for Port Stephens Kate Washington has announced $50,000 in grants for local sporting clubs. Participants from a vast range of local sports including football, dragon-boating, soccer, bowls and croquet will share the funding. Ms Washington said she was thrilled…